Drain, Maine-et-Loire
| Drain | |
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  Drain | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Drain | |
| Coordinates: 47°20′24″N 1°12′18″W / 47.34°N 1.205°WCoordinates: 47°20′24″N 1°12′18″W / 47.34°N 1.205°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Champtoceaux |
| Intercommunality | Canton de Champtoceaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-Thérèse Croix |
| Area1 | 19.05 km2 (7.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,687 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49126 / 49530 |
| Elevation |
5–92 m (16–302 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Drain is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral, 25 November 2015 (French)
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